Apr
5
2009
I’ll Be Right Barack
Categories: Conversations, Writing
- A Girl:
- “I’ll be right Barack.”
- A Boy:
- “Wait. What? What did you just say?”
- Girl:
- “I said I’ll be right back.”
- Boy:
- “No you didn’t. You said you’ll be right Barack.”
- Girl:
- “Yea, you’re right, I did.”
- Boy:
- “That’s so corny.”
- Girl:
- “No it’s not. I’m trying to factor Barack Obama’s name into my everyday life now. He’s a big part of our lives and I want to make sure I say his name at least once a day.”
- Boy:
- “Why not just wake up every morning and say his name? Then you’ll have said it once every day.”
- Girl:
- “That’s just not the same. He means more than just a robotic utterance. He’s our President. He deserves more respect than that.”
- Boy:
- “Oh, but he deserves to be used in corny lines?”
- Girl:
- “There’s nothing corny about that. You’re just projecting.”
- Boy:
- “What? No I’m not.”
- Girl:
- “Now you’re in denial. It’s truly dreadful. You should see someone about that.”
- Boy:
- “Stop that!”
- Girl:
- “Don’t cry. Are you going to run to your Obama now?”
- Boy:
- “No, I’m not going to run to my… wait, what did you just say?”
- Girl:
- “I said are you going to run to your mama now?”
- Boy:
- “No you didn’t. You said… Omigosh you’re driving me insane!”
- Girl:
- “See, I knew you were loopy.”
- Boy:
- “I’m not loopy. You’re the one that’s loopy.”
- Girl:
- “Why, because I’m supporting our President?”
- Boy:
- “Because you’re… you’re… Argh! Weren’t you just leaving?”
- Girl:
- “Yea, but just for a minute. I’ll be right—”
- Boy:
- “Don’t say it! Don’t you say it!”
- Girl:
- “Say what?”
- Boy:
- “You know what you were going to say!”
- Girl:
- “How very unpatriotic of you.”
- Boy:
- “I’m not the one making fun of his name!”
- Girl:
- “Barack you are. You are making a mockery of his name.”
- Boy:
- “You did it again!”
- Girl:
- “No I didn’t. I said but you are. I better tell Obama about you. She’s going to be worried about her son.”
- Boy:
- “That’s it. We can’t have this conversation any more.”
- Girl:
- “Yes we can. Yes we can. Yes we can.”
- Boy:
- “…”
- Girl:
- “Okay, I really gotta go now. Be right Barack!”
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